Is Facklamia Species an Important Pathogen?

LabRoots - February 23, 2019

Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to identify. It's α-hemolytic, catalase negative and is often misidentified as Streptococcus viridans group (SVG). Due to the difficulties in identifying Facklamia species, its prevalence in clinical infections may be underestimated. Rahmati et al. present three cases of Facklamia species bacteremia and the problems encountered by the clinical laboratory in correctly identifying this potential pathogen. 

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